On November 8 voters living in the Western Ada Recreation District will be asked to approve a $20 million bond to build two swimming pools. One pool will be located near Amity and Eagle in south Meridian. The other is planned for a location near Black Cat and Chinden in northwest Meridian. Ward includes an […]
Editor’s Note: We are providing this opinion piece by Bill Rutherford, the Democrat Candidate for Idaho State Senator in District 20, in order to assist our readers in understanding their political options. Our publication of this article does not constitute an endorsement of Mr. Rutherford or his positions. Although our legislators run on a platform […]
PROLOGUE I wonder about the person who does not vote because he does not like any of the alternatives. Personally I would rather support someone and then be let down than to support no one at all. Note what the Bible says: Rev 3:16 INTRODUCTION Not too long ago a friend asked me how I, […]
— Published with permission from The New American.com — In a recent report, the United Nations criticized the United States for making “no real commitment to reparations and to truth and reconciliation for people of African descent” and laid out plans to access financial resources of the country to fix that purported failure. Specifically, the Working […]
For More Information: Steve Ackerman sackerman@cableone.net (208) 860-8055 October 3, 2016 Fulcher Outlines Economic Vision in Interview with Statewide Publication (Meridian, ID) – Gubernatorial candidate Russ Fulcher is the first gubernatorial candidate to obtain an interview with Idaho’s conservative statewide publication – the Gem State Patriot. This follows Russ’s first interview with Kevin Miller on […]
— Published with permission from the John Birch Society — On Saturday, the United States oversight of the Internet was transferred to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Despite many members of Congress and conservative leaders opposing it, President Obama’s radical proposal still went through. Now there is no turning back from eventually […]
By now, if you have not decided to vote for Donald Trump there is probably not much I can say that will cause you to change your mind. Still, it is not good to just give up, so I continue to give you my opinion. We all need to decide what our ultimate goal is. […]
With the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) coming up for a vote in Congress as soon as next month, now is a good time to revisit the history of the 2012 NDAA’s indefinite detention powers, and based on that history, why Congress should seriously think about repealing them. The authority underpinning the detention provisions […]
William F. Buckley once stated, “I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard.” Donald Trump may or may not be whom Buckley spoke of. He is not the perfect candidate. He may not grasp the foundation of the founder’s intent, however he […]
A well-intentioned end run around the Constitution We spend over half of our local and state tax dollars for education yet we are a population that doesn’t read. If we read Article II of the state constitution, especially the last sentence, we would understand that HJR 5 is an end run around the constitutional prohibition […]
BACKGROUND: One of the long enduring planks of the Republican Party in most United States jurisdictions is the idea of lowering regulation, a.k.a. deregulation. After decades of regulatory activity by the executive branch, Idaho today has 722 different sets of rules that purport to assist the governor in the enforcement of the statutes passed by […]
While our country has long prided itself on being a “melting pot” by welcoming people from other countries and assimilating them into our society, there are some areas that need to be addressed within our current immigration system. Many Americans may not know precisely how large and costly our immigration problem has become. First of […]